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"Patria y Vida" ("Homeland and Life") is a slogan and song associated with the July 2021 Cuban protests. It is an inversion of the Cuban Revolution motto Patria o Muerte ("Homeland or Death"). The slogan was popularized by a reggaeton song released in February 2021 by Yotuel, Beatriz Luengo, Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Release and reception

The song "Patria y Vida" was released on 16 February 2021, performed by Cuban rappers Yotuel Romero, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo, El Funky and the group Gente de Zona.^[6] The title of the song refers to the phrase "Patria o muerte ¡Venceremos!", coined by Fidel Castro in March 1960, after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and which has been used as one of the slogans of the Cuban government.^[7] The lyrics of the song criticize the Cuban government with phrases such as "My people ask for freedom, no more doctrines".^[8] The song also alludes to recent events in Cuba, including the arrest of rapper Denis Solís [es] and the arrest of members of the San Isidro Movement in November 2020 after they staged a hunger strike in protest of Solis' arrest.^[1]^[9] It also mentions the problems facing the country such as food shortages and the depreciation of the Cuban peso.^[9] The video clip of the song, recorded in Havana and Miami, managed to exceed one million views on YouTube within three days of its release.^[10]^[11]

After its publication, the song received multiple criticisms from the Cuban government. The newspaper Granma, owned by the Cuban Communist Party, published three articles discrediting the song, labeling it as a "rag and cowardly" song, its authors as "rats" seeking to "change Cuba for a million views on YouTube" and calling the song an "operation from Miami". In the 2020 Olympics, the gold medal winner Cuban boxer Julio César La Cruz expressed his support for the Cuban government by declaring after his quarterfinal victory "Patria y vida, no. ¡Patria o muerte, venceremos!".^[12]

The Cuban government's criticism caused the slogan "Patria y Vida" to begin to be used by opponents of the regime as a symbol.^[10] A few days after the song's release, two Cuban activists were arrested in Havana for writing the phrase "Patria y Vida" on the facade of their house.^[13] On March 6, a demonstration of Cuban exiles in Miami used the slogan "Patria y vida" to call for an end to the Cuban regime.^[14] Rapper Maykel Castillo, who collaborated on the song's video clip, was arrested in May on charges of inciting public disorder. The Cuban government banned the reproduction of the song.^[15]

"Patria y Vida" won Song of the Year and Best Urban Song at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2021.^[16]

2021 protests

On 11 July 2021, a series of demonstrations began in Cuba against the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel. The first protests erupted in San Antonio de los Baños, near Havana, and in Palma Soriano, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, with people chanting "Patria y Vida", as well as other slogans and criticizing the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the island and the subsequent economic crisis.^[17] The hashtag #PatriaYVida was used on social networks to spread the protests along with others such as #SOSCuba.^[18] The phrase has been considered a symbol of the opposition to the Cuban government and the song as an anthem of the protests.^[19]

The slogan was also used in protests in support of Cuban demonstrators in various parts of Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico and Peru, as well as the United States.^[20]^[21]^[22]

By the time the demonstrations began, the song already had more than six million views on YouTube. Its author, Yotuel Romero, has proposed that July 11 be considered "Day of Homeland and Life" in honor of the demonstrations that began on that day.^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b Janetsky, Megan (July 13, 2021). "'Patria y Vida' — Homeland and Life — Watchwords in Cuba's Protests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ Chappell, Bill (July 13, 2021). "The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests". NPR.org. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Cassady, Daniel (July 12, 2021). "'Patria y Vida': anti-government protests sweep Cuba, as artist-led movement gains ground". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ San Martín, Nancy; Whitefield, Mimi (July 13, 2021). "'Your evil revolution': How a reggaeton anthem inspired Cuba protests". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "'Patria y Vida': la canción que enfurece y hace temblar a la dictadura de Cuba". Infobae (in Spanish). February 18, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ Antonela Minniti (July 13, 2021). ""Patria y vida": la historia detrás del hit latino que se convirtió en símbolo de las protestas en Cuba". La Nación. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "¿Cuál es el origen de 'Patria y Vida'?: la canción que se ha convertido en lema de las protestas de Cuba". El Confidencial. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Protestas en Cuba: de dónde surgió el lema "Patria y vida" que se usa en las manifestaciones contra el gobierno". BBC Mundo. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ""Patria y vida": El hit que ya preocupaba a los castristas meses atrás y que ahora es símbolo de las protestas en Cuba". El Día. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Protestas en Cuba: de dónde surgió el lema "Patria y vida" que se usa en las manifestaciones contra el gobierno". BBC Mundo. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ ""Patria y vida", la canción de protesta que inflama a Cuba". El Día. February 25, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ ""Patria y vida, no": Mensaje polémico de boxeador cubano tras ganar su pelea en Tokyo 2020".
^ Camila Osorio (February 22, 2021). "'Patria y vida': la canción de rap que irrita al régimen de Cuba". El País. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Exilio cubano en Miami protesta en favor de la canción Patria y Vida". Telemundo. March 6, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Santiago Pérez y José de Córdoba (July 13, 2021). "'Patria y Vida': The Dissident Rappers Helping Drive Cuba's Protests". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Flores, Griselda; Cobo, Leila (November 19, 2021). "Camilo Is Top Winner, Cuban Anthem 'Patria y Vida' Wins Song of the Year at 2021 Latin Grammys: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ "El malestar por la pandemia desata inédita protesta antigubernamental en Cuba". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ Osorio, Eliezer Budasoff, Camila (July 11, 2021). "Una protesta iniciada en dos municipios de Cuba amenaza con encender el hartazgo ciudadano en el país". El País. Retrieved July 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ M. Francisco Prieto (July 12, 2021). ""Patria y vida", la canción de un grupo de artistas cubanos que se ha convertido en himno de las protestas en la isla". Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Protestas en Cuba: manifestantes se concentraron frente a la embajada en Argentina al grito de "Patria y vida"". Buenos Aires. July 11, 2021.
^ "Cubanos protestan en el Zócalo conta el régimen de Díaz Canel". www.proceso.com.mx. July 11, 2021.
^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (July 12, 2021). "San Isidro: ciudadanos cubanos realizan una protesta frente a la embajada de su país | VIDEO | Lima | nndc | LIMA". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Patria y vida, el grito de guerra en Cuba, de la mano de Yotuel Romero". Clarín. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[:0-1] Janetsky, Megan (July 13, 2021). "'Patria y Vida' — Homeland and Life — Watchwords in Cuba's Protests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[2] Chappell, Bill (July 13, 2021). "The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests". NPR.org. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[3] Cassady, Daniel (July 12, 2021). "'Patria y Vida': anti-government protests sweep Cuba, as artist-led movement gains ground". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[4] San Martín, Nancy; Whitefield, Mimi (July 13, 2021). "'Your evil revolution': How a reggaeton anthem inspired Cuba protests". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[5] "'Patria y Vida': la canción que enfurece y hace temblar a la dictadura de Cuba". Infobae (in Spanish). February 18, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[6] Antonela Minniti (July 13, 2021). ""Patria y vida": la historia detrás del hit latino que se convirtió en símbolo de las protestas en Cuba". La Nación. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[:02-7] "¿Cuál es el origen de 'Patria y Vida'?: la canción que se ha convertido en lema de las protestas de Cuba". El Confidencial. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[:1-8] "Protestas en Cuba: de dónde surgió el lema "Patria y vida" que se usa en las manifestaciones contra el gobierno". BBC Mundo. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[:2-9] ""Patria y vida": El hit que ya preocupaba a los castristas meses atrás y que ahora es símbolo de las protestas en Cuba". El Día. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[:12-10] "Protestas en Cuba: de dónde surgió el lema "Patria y vida" que se usa en las manifestaciones contra el gobierno". BBC Mundo. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[11] ""Patria y vida", la canción de protesta que inflama a Cuba". El Día. February 25, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[12] ""Patria y vida, no": Mensaje polémico de boxeador cubano tras ganar su pelea en Tokyo 2020".

[13] Camila Osorio (February 22, 2021). "'Patria y vida': la canción de rap que irrita al régimen de Cuba". El País. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[14] "Exilio cubano en Miami protesta en favor de la canción Patria y Vida". Telemundo. March 6, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[15] Santiago Pérez y José de Córdoba (July 13, 2021). "'Patria y Vida': The Dissident Rappers Helping Drive Cuba's Protests". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[16] Flores, Griselda; Cobo, Leila (November 19, 2021). "Camilo Is Top Winner, Cuban Anthem 'Patria y Vida' Wins Song of the Year at 2021 Latin Grammys: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[17] "El malestar por la pandemia desata inédita protesta antigubernamental en Cuba". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[18] Osorio, Eliezer Budasoff, Camila (July 11, 2021). "Una protesta iniciada en dos municipios de Cuba amenaza con encender el hartazgo ciudadano en el país". El País. Retrieved July 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[19] M. Francisco Prieto (July 12, 2021). ""Patria y vida", la canción de un grupo de artistas cubanos que se ha convertido en himno de las protestas en la isla". Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[:11-20] "Protestas en Cuba: manifestantes se concentraron frente a la embajada en Argentina al grito de "Patria y vida"". Buenos Aires. July 11, 2021.

[21] "Cubanos protestan en el Zócalo conta el régimen de Díaz Canel". www.proceso.com.mx. July 11, 2021.

[22] PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (July 12, 2021). "San Isidro: ciudadanos cubanos realizan una protesta frente a la embajada de su país | VIDEO | Lima | nndc | LIMA". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[23] "Patria y vida, el grito de guerra en Cuba, de la mano de Yotuel Romero". Clarín. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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-"'''Patria y Vida'''" ("Homeland and Life") is a slogan and song associated with the July [[2021 Cuban protests]]. It is an inversion of the [[Cuban Revolution]] motto ''[[Patria o Muerte]]'' ("Homeland or Death"). The slogan was popularized by a [[reggaeton]] song released in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |title=The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests |work=[[NPR.org]] |date=2021-07-13 |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015318087/the-hip-hop-song-thats-driving-cubas-unprecedented-protests |language=en |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cassady |first1=Daniel |title='Patria y Vida': anti-government protests sweep Cuba, as artist-led movement gains ground |work=[[The Art Newspaper]] |date=2021-07-12 |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/anti-government-protests-sweep-cuba |language=en |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=San Martín |first1=Nancy |last2=Whitefield |first2=Mimi |title='Your evil revolution': How a reggaeton anthem inspired Cuba protests |work=[[National Geographic]] |date=2021-07-13 |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/cuba-protests |language=en |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Patria y Vida': la canción que enfurece y hace temblar a la dictadura de Cuba |work=[[Infobae]] |date=2021-02-18 |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/02/18/patria-y-vida-la-cancion-que-enfurece-y-hace-temblar-a-la-dictadura-de-cuba/ |language=es |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It originates with the [[San Isidro Movement]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Janetsky|first=Megan|date=2021-07-13|title=‘Patria y Vida’ — Homeland and Life — Watchwords in Cuba’s Protests|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/world/americas/cuba-protests-Patria-y-Vida.html|access-date=2021-07-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+"'''Patria y Vida'''" ("Homeland and Life") is a slogan and song associated with the July [[2021 Cuban protests]]. It is an inversion of the [[Cuban Revolution]] motto ''[[Patria o Muerte]]'' ("Homeland or Death"). The slogan was popularized by a [[reggaeton]] song released in February 2021 by [[Yotuel Romero|Yotuel]], Beatriz Luengo, [[Descemer Bueno]], [[Gente de Zona]], [[Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara]], Maykel Osorbo and El Funky.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Janetsky|first=Megan|date=2021-07-13|title='Patria y Vida' — Homeland and Life — Watchwords in Cuba's Protests|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/world/americas/cuba-protests-Patria-y-Vida.html|access-date=2021-07-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |title=The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests |work=[[NPR.org]] |date=2021-07-13 |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015318087/the-hip-hop-song-thats-driving-cubas-unprecedented-protests |language=en |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cassady |first1=Daniel |title='Patria y Vida': anti-government protests sweep Cuba, as artist-led movement gains ground |work=[[The Art Newspaper]] |date=2021-07-12 |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/anti-government-protests-sweep-cuba |language=en |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=San Martín |first1=Nancy |last2=Whitefield |first2=Mimi |title='Your evil revolution': How a reggaeton anthem inspired Cuba protests |work=[[National Geographic]] |date=2021-07-13 |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/cuba-protests |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713123447/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/cuba-protests |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |language=en |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Patria y Vida': la canción que enfurece y hace temblar a la dictadura de Cuba |work=[[Infobae]] |date=2021-02-18 |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/02/18/patria-y-vida-la-cancion-que-enfurece-y-hace-temblar-a-la-dictadura-de-cuba/ |language=es |access-date=2021-07-13 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
+== Release and reception ==
+[[File:Yotuel,_ex_integrante_de_Orishas_interpreta_"Patria_y_Vida"_para_exiliados_que_se_reunieron_en_la_Calle_8_en_Miami,_Florida,_en_apoyo_a_las_protestas_sucedidas_en_la_isla1.webp|left|thumb|300x300px|Yotuel, former member of [[Orishas (band)|Orishas]], performing "Patria y Vida" in support of the protests in Cuba.]]
+The song "Patria y Vida" was released on 16 February 2021, performed by Cuban rappers [[Yotuel Romero]], [[Descemer Bueno]], Maykel Osorbo, El Funky and the group [[Gente de Zona]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/patria-y-vida-la-historia-detras-del-hit-latino-que-se-convirtio-en-simbolo-de-las-protestas-en-cuba-nid13072021/|title="Patria y vida": la historia detrás del hit latino que se convirtió en símbolo de las protestas en Cuba|access-date=14 July 2021|author=Antonela Minniti|date=13 July 2021|publisher=[[La Nación (Argentina)|La Nación]]}}</ref> The title of the song refers to the phrase "[[Patria o Muerte|Patria o muerte ¡Venceremos!]]", coined by [[Fidel Castro]] in March 1960, after the triumph of the [[Cuban Revolution]] and which has been used as one of the slogans of the Cuban government.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2021-07-13/el-origen-de-patria-y-vida-de-las-protestas-de-cuba_3183127/|title=¿Cuál es el origen de 'Patria y Vida'?: la canción que se ha convertido en lema de las protestas de Cuba|access-date=14 July 2021|date=13 July 2021|publisher=[[El Confidencial]]}}</ref> The lyrics of the song criticize the Cuban government with phrases such as "My people ask for freedom, no more doctrines".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-57811478|title=Protestas en Cuba: de dónde surgió el lema "Patria y vida" que se usa en las manifestaciones contra el gobierno|access-date=14 July 2021|date=12 July 2021|publisher=[[BBC Mundo]]}}</ref> The song also alludes to recent events in Cuba, including the arrest of rapper {{Interlanguage link|Denis Solís|lt=Denis Solís|es}} and the arrest of members of the [[San Isidro Movement]] in November 2020 after they staged a hunger strike in protest of Solis' arrest.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2021-7-13-16-1-0-patria-y-vida-el-hit-que-ya-preocupaba-a-los-castristas-meses-atras-y-que-ahora-es-simbolo-de-las-protestas-en-cuba-el-mundo|title="Patria y vida": El hit que ya preocupaba a los castristas meses atrás y que ahora es símbolo de las protestas en Cuba|access-date=14 July 2021|date=13 July 2021|publisher=[[El Día (Argentina)|El Día]]}}</ref> It also mentions the problems facing the country such as food shortages and the depreciation of the [[Cuban peso]].<ref name=":2" /> The video clip of the song, recorded in [[Havana]] and [[Miami]], managed to exceed one million views on [[YouTube]] within three days of its release.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-57811478|title=Protestas en Cuba: de dónde surgió el lema "Patria y vida" que se usa en las manifestaciones contra el gobierno|access-date=14 July 2021|date=12 July 2021|publisher=[[BBC Mundo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2021-2-25-1-52-51--patria-y-vida-la-cancion-de-protesta-que-inflama-a-cuba-el-mundo|title="Patria y vida", la canción de protesta que inflama a Cuba|access-date=14 July 2021|date=25 February 2021|publisher=[[El Día (Argentina)|El Día]]}}</ref>
+After its publication, the song received multiple criticisms from the Cuban government. The newspaper [[Granma (newspaper)|Granma]], owned by the [[Communist Party of Cuba|Cuban Communist Party]], published three articles discrediting the song, labeling it as a "rag and cowardly" song, its authors as "rats" seeking to "change Cuba for a million views on [[YouTube]]" and calling the song an "operation from Miami". In the [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight|2020 Olympics]], the gold medal winner Cuban boxer [[Julio César La Cruz]] expressed his support for the Cuban government by declaring after his quarterfinal victory "Patria y vida, no. ¡Patria o muerte, venceremos!".<ref>{{Cite web|title="Patria y vida, no": Mensaje polémico de boxeador cubano tras ganar su pelea en Tokyo 2020|url=https://www.telemundo20.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-tokio-2020/videos-juegos-olimpicos-tokio-2020/patria-o-vida-no-mensaje-polemico-del-boxeador-cubano-tras-ganar-su-pelea-en-tokyo-2020/2135570/}}</ref>
+The Cuban government's criticism caused the slogan "Patria y Vida" to begin to be used by opponents of the regime as a symbol.<ref name=":12" /> A few days after the song's release, two Cuban activists were arrested in [[Havana]] for writing the phrase "Patria y Vida" on the facade of their house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-02-22/patria-y-vida-la-cancion-de-rap-que-irrita-al-regimen-de-cuba.html|title='Patria y vida': la canción de rap que irrita al régimen de Cuba|access-date=14 July 2021|author=Camila Osorio|date=22 February 2021|publisher=[[El País]]}}</ref> On March 6, a demonstration of Cuban exiles in Miami used the slogan "Patria y vida" to call for an end to the Cuban regime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telemundo51.com/noticias/local/exilio-cubano-en-miami-protesta-en-favor-de-la-cancion-patria-y-vida/2168269/|title=Exilio cubano en Miami protesta en favor de la canción Patria y Vida|access-date=14 July 2021|date=6 March 2021|publisher=[[Telemundo]]}}</ref> Rapper Maykel Castillo, who collaborated on the song's video clip, was arrested in May on charges of inciting public disorder. The Cuban government banned the reproduction of the song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/cuba-protests-dissidents-san-isidro-patria-y-vida-11626198332|title='Patria y Vida': The Dissident Rappers Helping Drive Cuba's Protests|access-date=14 July 2021|author=Santiago Pérez y José de Córdoba|date=13 July 2021|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|language=en}}</ref>
+"Patria y Vida" won [[Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song|Best Urban Song]] at the [[22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Flores|first1=Griselda|last2=Cobo|first2=Leila|date=19 November 2021|title=Camilo Is Top Winner, Cuban Anthem 'Patria y Vida' Wins Song of the Year at 2021 Latin Grammys: Winners List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/2021-latin-grammys-winners-list-1234999583/|access-date=19 November 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
+== 2021 protests ==
+{{Main|2021 Cuban protests}}
+On 11 July 2021, a series of demonstrations began in Cuba against the government of [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]]. The first protests erupted in [[San Antonio de los Baños]], near Havana, and in [[Palma Soriano]], in the province of [[Santiago de Cuba]], with people chanting "Patria y Vida", as well as other slogans and criticizing the government's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba|COVID-19 pandemic]] on the island and the subsequent economic crisis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/es/el-malestar-por-la-pandemia-desata-in%C3%A9dita-protesta-antigubernamental-en-cuba/a-58232512|title=El malestar por la pandemia desata inédita protesta antigubernamental en Cuba|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> The hashtag #PatriaYVida was used on social networks to spread the protests along with others such as #SOSCuba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-07-11/una-protesta-iniciada-en-dos-municipios-de-cuba-amenaza-con-encender-el-hartazgo-ciudadano-en-el-pais.html|title=Una protesta iniciada en dos municipios de Cuba amenaza con encender el hartazgo ciudadano en el país|access-date=2021-07-11|last=Osorio|first=Eliezer Budasoff, Camila|date=2021-07-11|website=[[El País]]}}</ref> The phrase has been considered a symbol of the opposition to the Cuban government and the song as an anthem of the protests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Espectaculos/2021/07/12/1026522/patria-y-vida-cuba-protestas.html|title="Patria y vida", la canción de un grupo de artistas cubanos que se ha convertido en himno de las protestas en la isla|access-date=14 July 2021|author=M. Francisco Prieto|date=12 July 2021}}</ref>
+The slogan was also used in protests in support of Cuban demonstrators in various parts of [[Latin America]], including [[Argentina]], [[Mexico]] and [[Peru]], as well as the United States.<ref name=":11">{{cite news |title=Protestas en Cuba: manifestantes se concentraron frente a la embajada en Argentina al grito de "Patria y vida"|url=https://www.clarin.com/mundo/protestas-cuba-manifestantes-concentraron-frente-embajada-argentina-grito-patria-vida-_0_mKNNyd068.html|location=Buenos Aires|date=11 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2021/7/11/cubanos-protestan-en-el-zocalo-contra-el-regimen-de-diaz-canel-267600.html|title=Cubanos protestan en el Zócalo conta el régimen de Díaz Canel|date=11 July 2021|website=www.proceso.com.mx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/san-isidro-ciudadanos-cubanos-realizan-una-protesta-frente-a-la-embajada-de-su-pais-video-lima-nndc-noticia/|title=San Isidro: ciudadanos cubanos realizan una protesta frente a la embajada de su país {{!}} VIDEO {{!}} Lima {{!}} nndc {{!}} LIMA|access-date=2021-07-13|last=PERÚ|first=NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO|date=2021-07-12|newspaper=El Comercio|language=es}}</ref>
+By the time the demonstrations began, the song already had more than six million views on YouTube. Its author, Yotuel Romero, has proposed that July 11 be considered "Day of Homeland and Life" in honor of the demonstrations that began on that day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/patria-vida-grito-guerra-cuba-mano-yotuel-romero_0_c6xFIPgY7.html|title=Patria y vida, el grito de guerra en Cuba, de la mano de Yotuel Romero|access-date=14 July 2021|date=12 July 2021|publisher=[[Clarín (periódico)|Clarín]]}}</ref>
 == References ==
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+{{Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year}}
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 [[Category:Cuban songs]]
 [[Category:Political catchphrases]]
+[[Category:2021 quotations]]
 [[Category:Protest songs]]
 [[Category:Reggaeton songs]]
-[[Category:Spanish-language songs]]
+[[Category:Songs in Spanish]]
+[[Category:Gente de Zona songs]]
+[[Category:Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year]]
+[[Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song]]
+[[Category:2021 in Cuba]]
+[[Category:Cuban-American culture in Miami]]

v t e Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
2000s	"Dímelo" – Roberto Blades, Angie Chirino, Marc Anthony & Cory Rooney (songwriters) (2000) "El Alma al Aire" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2001) "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2002) "Es Por Ti" – Juanes (songwriter) (2003) "No Es lo Mismo" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2004) "Tu No Tienes Alma" – Alejandro Sanz (songwriter) (2005) "La Tortura" – Shakira & Luis Fernando Ochoa (songwriters) (2006) "La Llave de Mi Corazón" – Juan Luis Guerra (songwriter) (2007) "Me Enamora" – Juanes (songwriter) (2008) "Aquí Estoy Yo" – Claudia Brant, Luis Fonsi & Gen Reuben (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"Mientes" – Mario Domm & Mónica Vélez (songwriters) (2010) "Latinoamérica" – Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 (Eduardo Cabra, René Pérez) (songwriters) (2011) "¡Corre!" – Jesse & Joy & Tommy Torres (songwriters) (2012) "Volví a Nacer" – Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives (songwriters) (2013) "Bailando" – Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona & Enrique Iglesias (songwriters) (2014) "Hasta la Raíz" – Leonel García & Natalia Lafourcade (songwriters) (2015) "La Bicicleta" – Andrés Castro, Shakira & Carlos Vives (songwriters) (2016) "Despacito" – Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi (songwriters) (2017) "Telefonía" – Jorge Drexler (songwriter) (2018) "Calma" – Pedro Capó, Gabriel Edgar González Pérez & George Noriega (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"René" – Residente (songwriter) (2020) "Patria y Vida" – Descemer Bueno, El Funky, Gente de Zona, Yadam González, Beatriz Luengo, Maykel Osorbo & Yotuel (songwriters) (2021) "Tocarte" – Jorge Drexler, Pablo Drexler, Víctor Martínez & C. Tangana (songwriters) (2022) "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53" – Santiago Alvarado, Bizarrap, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz & Shakira (songwriters) (2023) "Derrumbe" – Jorge Drexler (songwriter) (2024)